Naypyidaw vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	100
😀 Quality of life	18	100
🏙️ Population	1.16M	4.84M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6885th and 745th ($701 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Myanmar and Australia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8943rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Sydney

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	Naypyidaw	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$17957

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683